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Flash News: Ukraine Intercepts Russian Kh-59 Cruise Missile Using US VAMPIRE Air Defense System Mounted on Boat. Ukrainian forces have made a major breakthrough in their air defense strategy, successfully intercepting and destroying a Russian Kh-59 cruise missile over the Black Sea with the newly deployed U.S. L3Harris VAMPIRE Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system mounted on a high-speed boat. This marks the first operational use of the VAMPIRE SAM system to intercept a cruise missile, representing a significant leap forward in Ukraine's capability to counter advanced airborne threats. The achievement was reported on January 25, 2025, via the X account of Clash Report. Read News Russia - Ukraine War at this link ... Ukrainian forces fire with the US-supplied VAMPIRE SAM system from a high-speed boat, successfully intercepting a Russian Kh-59 cruise missile over the Black Sea in response to an airstrike threat. Screenshot from the video published on the Clash Report X acc...